Himes advocates AIDS funding

Published 12:12 am, Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Gary Blick MD, left, chief medical officer at World Health Clinicians Inc., speaks as Rep. Jim Himes looks on during an HIV/AIDS discussion at McKinney House, a residence that provides a support structure for people with AIDS, in Stamford, Conn., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2013. Congressman Jim Himes is introducing a bill called the Cure for AIDS Act, which would fund HIV/AIDS research.Photo: Jason Rearick

U.S. Jim Himes visited the McKinney Residence on Woodland Place on Monday to drum up support for his Cure for AIDS Act, which would create a $100 million federal research program dedicated to curing the disease.

Himes, a Democrat representing Fairfield County, co-sponsored the bill last year with California U.S. Barbara Lee. The Cure for AIDS Act would designate $100 million over a five-year period for AIDS research managed by the Department of Defense.